Varaha Purana 24.7: Adhyaya 24, Shloka 7
The Birth of the Nāgas, Brahmā’s Curse, and the Pañcamī Observance
महापद्मं तथा शङ्खं कुलिकं चापराजितम् । एते कश्यपदायादाः प्रधानाः परिकीर्तिताः ॥ २४.७ ॥
mahāpadmaṁ tathā śaṅkhaṁ kulikaṁ cāparājitam | ete kaśyapadāyādāḥ pradhānāḥ parikīrtitāḥ || 24.7 ||
“อีกทั้ง มหาปัทมะ ศังคะ กุลิกะ และ อปราชิตะ เหล่านี้เป็นเชื้อสายของกัศยปะ และได้รับการประกาศว่าเป็นผู้สำคัญยิ่ง”
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic archival technique: enumerating named lineages associated with Kaśyapa to organize cosmological and mythic taxonomy within a genealogical framework.
No geographic location is explicitly identified in this verse; it is primarily a genealogical enumeration of named figures.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse functions descriptively, emphasizing ordered transmission (lineage) and the classification of principal figures within that tradition.
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